I am not sure how many of you are familiar with the the song “Satisfaction” by Benny Benassi. But the connection it has with the song I am writing about is the background music!
I first heard Move Shake Drop by Pitbull feat. DJ Laz and Flo Rida on television. …

I got a copy of this due to a recommendation from a good friend in the music biz that knows my taste pretty well and always seems to introduce me to things i like.
when he told me to seek this album out i had to call him to …

Overview —“ War, as it’s name suggests is a song all about War, a topic that System Of A Down has explored multiple and various times throughout their career, probably at least once on each album. Generally I’d get sick about listening to the same topic if it kept …

Alberta #1 is a traditional song arranged and performed by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Self Portrait. The track starts off with a very blues sounding rhythm before Dylan comes in with the vocals for the track. As far as I remember, Self Portrait was one …

I got this bass as my first instrument. All i can say is wow. it is beautiful. It is simple and perfect for learning on. The structural integrity of this bass is so amazing for how cheap it was. Its great for a beginner that trying to figure out …

The Cranberries was one of the most famous rock bands of the 90’s. On 1999 they released “Promises” as a single of their “Bury the Hatchet” album. That song was a major hit and is my favorite Cranberries song and one of the best songs from the 90’s.
The song …

Overview —“ Paranoid, the second album released by Black Sabbath expands on the direction they introduced with their debut album and they somehow take that infamous dark sound and make it even better. Personally I thought that the debut album was extremely strong and innovative but Paranoid took this …

This album was one of the first albums by the Cure that I listened to. It was quite a long time ago. It took place, in fact, probably in the year when this album was released. And then I loved these songs a lot. They seemed magic and otherworldly. …

U2 is an Irish rock band and one of their CD goes by the name of “How to dismantle an atomic bomb.” I decided to pull it out of my music collection and give it a listen, since I was in the mood to hear some of their music. …

The melodic rock genre has been privvy to somewhat of a mass resurgence over the last six or seven years, and it seems that it’s almost gaining enough steam to be as popular as it was in the Eighties. Sure some countries are yet to fully embrace the style, …

When I expressed a desire to teach myself to play the guitar, my mother purchased an Esteban Classical Acoustic off the internet. The Esteban Classical guitar series includes a carrying case, an instructional VHS tape, an Esteban CD, a tuner, and a few spare replacement strings. The …

Black Diamond Bay is a song by Bob Dylan which appears on his record Desire. The track starts off with a harmonica lead over a very nice rhythm under it which establishes an excellent rhythm for Dylan and he certainly doesn’t disappoint, this track has always stuck out to …

One of my favorite cds right now is Gene Simmons ***HOLE. A lot of people may be turned off by the title, but I think if you listened to it, the title soon would be forgotten.
The CD contains thirteen songs, one of which bears the ***hole title. …

Montsegur is a song by Iron Maiden which appears on their album Dance Of Death. The track starts off with a very heavy and aggressive guitar riff accompanied by Steve Harris’ bass and Nicko McBrain’s drums. Dickinson soon comes in with the vocal performance and he sounds decent during …

Going To Georgia is a song by Sledding With Tigers and is the penultimate track on their second release, The Hill Sheep. Before I begin, I should add that this is a cover of a band called Mountain Goats, so I unfortunately cannot comment too much on the songwriting …

The Alabama: For the Record - Number One Hits CD celebrates the country music group Alabama. It’s also called 41 because they’ve had an amazing 41 hit records. It’s a wonder compilation of songs that range from upbeat to the ballad and culls the best from those …

Winter Winds is a song by Mumford and Sons which appears on their debut record, Sigh No More. Like with most of the tracks on this record, the song opens up with the very characteristic sound of Mumford and Sons which is comprised of instrumentation which generally does not …

Aunt Eggma Blowtorch is a song by Neutral Milk Hotel and the third song on their EP album Everything Is. Something I should point out about this track immediately is that the song is basically an instrumental despite the fact that it does feature some recorded audio sections that …

Chop Suey is a song by System Of A Down which is one of their more well known tracks from their second studio effort, Toxicity. The track opens up with an acoustic guitar riff played by Malakian before a lead distorted guitar comes in as well along with an …

This was Ghost Peeps first album - one maybe two people heard. Oh and myself. The production quality is not as good as it could be but that only adds to some of the charm. This 8 song set only last 19 minutes and in that time we hear …

Days is one of The Kinks’ most well known and well loved songs. Like most of the band’s most successful hits, it was written by Ray Davies, who later went on to have quite a prolific career as a solo artist. Days came out in 1968, and did fairly …

The Ghost Of You is a song by My Chemical Romance which appears on their album Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge. Unlike many of their other songs, the track opens up in a very melodic fashion and has quite a somber tone to it. Though I’m not a big …

“Teen hottie” Lorde (or at least that’s what the twittersphere is calling her) has released new music in collaboration with Disclosure. The song titled “Magnets” is included in Disclosure’s newly released album “Caracal” available now everywhere.
Lorde has been absent in the music industry for quite some time now. In …

Let me first preface this by saying that Regina Spektor’s “Fidelity” is my favorite music video of all time. Regina Spektor is one of the most adorable recording artists of this generation. She has a voice like no other. In my opinion, she is one of the most talented …

Lil Wayne’s third album The Carter 3 was the most anticipated rap album of the year. Lil wayne has made himself into one of the biggest rappers in the world. His Carter series albums have been considered classics. Along with his solo albums, his mixtapes are also considered classic …

Yet again, Paramore have came out with a fantastic album, full of great lyrics and catchy hooks. Paramore have strayed from the sound of their second album which was titled “Riot!” they have went back to a similar sound of their breakthrough album “All We Know Is Falling”
Brand New …

Overview —“ Insomnia, the lead-off track of Megadeth’s eighth record, Risk, is certainly a track that sounds quite a bit different than any song on the previous seven Megadeth records. In fact, pretty much all of Risk had a different sound and feel to it than the previous Megadeth …

My Chemical Romance, The Black Parade. An album that is part of many people’s adolescence, at least when it comes to my generation (I’m 26). They were pretty popular between goths/emos/punks at the time, which after all isn’t all that long ago, and “The Black Parade” was the album …

Rod Stewart has had hit after hit and You’re in my Heart is right there in the midst of them all. This is one of the great love songs that Rod Stewart has sung through the years and has stood the test of time. You’re in my heart is …

Uh Huh Her is an indie electronic pop band made up of Leisha Hailey (of The L Word fame) and Camilla Grey. Common Reaction is their first album release so far, although their second album is apparently completed and is due soon for release, possibly sometime next year in …

Idioteque is a song by Radiohead which appears on their album Kid A. Opening up with an interesting and aggressive synthesizer part, Yorke soon comes in with the vocal delivery which has a vocal melody that does a very nice job of matching the rhythm behind him. Transitioning into …

In My Time Of Dyin’ is a traditional arranged and performed by Bob Dylan for his self-titled debut record. The song starts off with a folk sounding acoustic guitar riff primarily in the right channel and Dylan comes in with the vocals of the track primarily in the left …

Mr. Pitiful by Matt Costa is a great song that I happened to stumble upon while shopping at American Eagle Outfitters. I was looking around in the store at a blue shirt that I was about to buy when a friend of mine wanted to try on some …

Overview —“ The Unforgiven II, Metallica’s second part of The Unforgiven trilogy, continues on in the same dark approach and atmosphere that The Unforgiven introduced. The Unforgiven II continues with the story of the same child who was in The Unforgiven I but it takes place in between the …

Native Belle is a song by Animal Collective and is the opening track of their fourth studio release, Here Comes The Indian. Returning the band to their more experimental sound that was present on their first and second releases, Native Belle has a sound which is incredibly different than …

As a fan of India.Arie I was excited to hear what she had come up with in her latest cd. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed. The first listen a couple of songs stood out:
Track#9-Yellow, Track#10-Better Way and Track#12-Long Goodbye.
In her song Yellow, …

Damnation And A Day is Cradle Of Filth’s fifth album, and first to be releases on Sony Records. The album was released in 2003, the album features an entire choir, this album has 4 parts to it, Fantasia down consisting of track 1-4, Paradise Lost are tracks 5-8, sewer …

As my friend and I were griping about it the other night, I realized it might be interesting to offer a perspective on one of the most popular songs of the past year, “Empire State of Mind,” from rapper Jay-Z’s album “The Blueprint 3″ (released in late 2009) which …

U.F.O. Story is a song by the Flaming Lips which appears on their third studio record, Telepathic Surgery. The track opens up with a recording of someone talking about their experience seeing a U.F.O. which goes fittingly with the title of the track, but this does get dragged out …

Of Moons, Birds, And Monsters is a song by MGMT which appears on their second album, Oracular Spectacular. The track gradually builds before VanWyngarden immediately comes in with the vocals and a bouncing rhythm behind him to back him up. I will say that right form the start, the …

In The Singing Box is a song by Animal Collective and is the final track on their second release, Danse Manatee. The best way I can characterize In The Singing Box is that it seems to be a track which has a fairly constant flow of music interacting with …

This Wheel’s On Fire is a song by Bob Dylan And The Band which appears on an album of unreleased songs, The Basement Tapes. The song opens up with a pretty simple guitar part before a piano and drums come in to join the track which makes the song …

I am not thoroughly familiar with Kanye West’s previous works, but I have listened to his recently released single with Rihanna, “Famous” and I can definitely say that this man is some kind of a genius!
I can certainly remember the time when everyone was angry with Rihanna and him …

OneRepublic’s “Dreaming Out Loud” is a stellar debut album, in my humble opinion. OneRepublic is a rock band that recently became very popular on the radio, MTV, MySpace, and pretty much everywhere else in the music scene. It came out awhile ago but I just recently picked it up …

Everyone in Texas knows about ZZ Top unless you have been living on another planet in the last 30 years. ZZ Top is Texas spun and homegrown, southern fried rock and roll that everyone from young to old loves to sing and dance to. ZZ Top came out with …

Overview - Disraeli Gears, Cream’s second album, is a great musical album and has strong vocal performances as well in just about every track on here. I will say that most of the record is more laid back and mellow but they’re are still some great energetic tracks on …

Waiting For My Ruca is a song by Sublime and is the opening track on their debut record 40oz. To Freedom. Opening with some random collections of noise, these background noises cut out to make way for the main part of the song which is comprised of an incredibly …

“Everybody Plays the Fool” by The Main Ingredient is easily one of my favorite songs of all time. From the first time I heard it on the radio, the song clicked with me. It is so very true to the way love works that it causes me to tear …

Saturday’s Warrior, just an inspiration play that is beyond words, has many memorable songs from it, all from the hands of lyricist Doug Stewart and Lex De Azevedo, who did the music while also serving as the play’s producer. My third favorite song from this play is a …

This song, Because of You by Kelly Clarkson is really sweet and painful to listen to if you are on a heartbreak spree. I wonder how did singer Kelly Clarkson managed to sing such a sweet and if you listen to this song, you could really feel the pain …